Live Helper Chat

Open-source live support chat with bot, voice, video and screen sharing

About Live Helper Chat

Live Helper Chat is a free, open-source live support chat system for websites. Support teams chat with visitors in real time, with features extending to bots, voice and video calls and screen sharing, plus a desktop client and integrations for common platforms. It is self-hosted under the Apache-2.0 license, so customer conversations stay on your own servers. Live Helper Chat is aimed at businesses, help desks and website owners who want full-featured live support without per-agent subscription fees.

Live Helper Chat website preview

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Live Helper Chat: strengths & things to check

Strengths

Completely free to use — this directory lists no paid plan for it.
Covers live chat, support, helpdesk, self hosted — see the focus areas listed in its key facts.
Has 6 close alternatives in the same category on this page, so switching or comparing is easy.

Things to check

Free tools can change their model or shut down — avoid locking critical work into it without an export path.
Current plan prices are not listed here (they change too often to print reliably) — confirm the exact price on the official site.
It is one of 565 tools in the Communication & Collaboration category here — compare it against the alternatives below before you commit.

Derived from this listing's own data (pricing model, focus areas and category) — not a hands-on review score.

Live Helper Chat pricing

Pricing model	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Free access	Yes — fully free
Current plan prices	Listed on the official site — prices change, so this directory links out instead of printing a number that may already be stale.
Official site	livehelperchat.com

Live Helper Chat key facts

Category: Communication & Collaboration
Pricing: Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas: live chat, support, helpdesk, self hosted
Official site: livehelperchat.com

Live Helper Chat FAQ

How much does Live Helper Chat cost?

Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it. Current plans and prices are listed on the official site (livehelperchat.com).

What is Live Helper Chat used for?

Open-source live support chat with bot, voice, video and screen sharing Its focus areas in the Communication & Collaboration category: live chat, support, helpdesk, self hosted.

Where can I try Live Helper Chat?

On its official site, livehelperchat.com — the Visit Official Site button above goes straight there.

Live Helper Chat vs alternatives

	Live Helper Chat	Help Scout	HelpSpot	Kayako
Pricing	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Paid — this directory does not list a free tier for it.	Paid — this directory does not list a free tier for it.	Paid — this directory does not list a free tier for it.
Focus areas	live chat, support, helpdesk, self hosted	helpdesk, shared inbox, live chat, support	helpdesk, self hosted, tickets, support	helpdesk, live chat, shared inbox, support
Official site	livehelperchat.com	helpscout.com	helpspot.com	kayako.com
Directory status	Listed	Listed	Listed	Listed

Side-by-side from each listing's own directory data. Full alternative cards are below.

About the Communication & Collaboration category

Chat, video meetings, and messaging apps that keep teams connected. The Communication & Collaboration category on Tools Hub currently lists 565 tools. Alongside Live Helper Chat, it includes ntfy, Screego, Tox, Inboxen.

FreeCommunication & Collaborationlive-chatsupporthelpdeskself-hosted

Alternatives to Live Helper Chat

Tools in the same Communication & Collaboration category that share focus areas with Live Helper Chat — worth comparing before you commit:

Communication & Collaboration

Help Scout

Shared inbox and help centre for support teams

Paidhelpdeskshared-inboxlive-chatsupport

Communication & Collaboration

HelpSpot

Self-hosted help desk software

Paidhelpdeskself-hostedticketssupport

Communication & Collaboration

Kayako

Help desk with live chat and shared inbox

Paidhelpdesklive-chatshared-inboxsupport

Communication & Collaboration

Libredesk

A modern open source omnichannel customer support desk in one binary.

Freehelpdesklive-chatsupportopen-source

Communication & Collaboration

Bird MessageBird

Support and messaging without the chaos

Paidmessaginghelpdeskshared-inboxsupport

Communication & Collaboration

Chatra

Live chat and messenger for online stores

Freemiumlive-chatecommercemessagingsupport

More in Communication & Collaboration

Comparing tools in the Communication & Collaboration category? These related listings are worth a look: ntfy — Send push notifications to your phone or desktop via HTTP PUT or POST; Screego — Fast, secure screen sharing for teams right in the browser; Tox — Peer-to-peer encrypted messaging with audio and video chat, no central servers.